Thursday, September 23, 2010

Today is the first day of Autumn...beautiful weather...blue skies, white clouds, just enough wind to move the tree branches around. Tomorrow the temperature is supposed to feel like real fall, broiling heat gone! Every season has a moment of perfection (and then I begin to complain). The above is one of my first pieces when I was trying to see if I could make something look "seasonal".

A friend and I have been in private practice together for years. When we first opened, we had more free time than we wanted while trying to build our business. We would go out back of our office and sit under a tree and talk about everything...business, therapy, possibilities, fears, life...name it and we covered it and, most likely, laughed about it. Sitting under that tree that autumn was breathing time, encourage and support each other time. This was made for Julie...

So many people I know personally and professionally have been caught in unjust situations lately. Surprise, shock, hurt, loss, anger, humiliation....people can be so unkind and even cruel to one another. My heart hurts when these things happen. I do believe that all our actions catch up to us, good or bad, even though we may never realize or know the connection. I watch good hearted people trying to come to terms with painful situations without vengeance, and I think of the behavior of the people who hurt them. And each of us will reap what we have sown.....

About Me

I am self taught; my work has been called "healing" and "spiritual." I do only handwork: intricate embroidery,beading, applique, and quilting. Most of my life has been about service, spiritual and emotional growth, conquering fears, letting go/let it be. My spiritual values have been rules to live by, not things to believe. I feel that what I've lived and learned passes into my work. I love to talk and laugh and think and learn--I have a great sense of humor and dark wit--a source of great enjoyment and of survival. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a mental health therapist. I have two adult children, both of whom have turned out to be people I like, as well as people I love. Now that they take care of themselves, I am making things and playing with art, just as I dreamed of doing as a child.